The Jitters’ Blair Packham remains in the game after 80s hits

The Jitters pose for a photo. (Courtesy of Blair Packham)

By Todd Kaufman

Posted Dec 2, 2022 9:08 pm.

Last Updated Jan 9, 2023 2:00 pm.

Blair Packham, lead singer of the Canadian rock band The Jitters, is staying in the game after some big hits in the 80s.

The band formed in Toronto in 1981 and includes fellow founding members Danny Levy and Matthew Greenberg.

The group played in clubs for years before finally hitting it big.

In 1986, the band got the opening slot for Huey Lewis and the News at the Canadian National Exhibition and placed third in a local song contest.

They signed a deal with Capitol Records and released their self-titled debut album in 1987, which spawned the hits Closer Every Day and Last of the Red Hot Fools.

CityNews’ Todd Kaufman caught up with Packham from his home in Ontario…

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